bbc folk awards

English Folk Expo Chief Executive sends open letter to James Purnell, Director of BBC Radio and Education, raising concerns over current Folk music coverage by the BBC.

Music journalist Colin Irwin shares his thoughts on this year’s BBC Folk Awards – Manchester’s grand Bridgewater Hall provided plenty of talking points, a bit of glitz and one particular moment that falls into the ‘not a dry eye in the sparkling water’ category.

The winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 include Ye Vagabonds, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Ríoghnach Connolly, Trials of Cato, Karine Polwart.

Mark Radcliffe announces the nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019. Now in its 20th year, this year’s ceremony, presented by Mark, will take place at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on Wednesday 16 October 2019.

The 19th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at the Belfast Waterfront on the city’s River Lagan was a magical evening where the live entertainment was top-notch and the winners well-deserved – a fine reminder of how rich the folk scene is.

The nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 have been announced by Mark Radcliffe on the Radio 2 Folk Show. This year’s Awards ceremony, presented by Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis, will take place at the Belfast Waterfront on Wednesday 4 April.

The BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winners included Kris Drever, Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton, The Furrow Collective, Daoiri Farrell, Rachel Newton, Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente and more.

Singer-songwriter Ry Cooder will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Radio 2 Folk Awards which take place on 5 April at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The nominations for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards have been announced. Along with the Lifetime Achievement Award and entry into the Hall of Fame the lineup for Awards night at the Royal Albert Hall has also been revealed.

The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards went down a treat with many thanks to the diversity of music on offer with some top performances from the likes of The Unthanks and Sam lee. Here are the details of the winners along with some video highlights.

Find out who the nominees are for this years BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards which will be held at the Royal Albert Hall and vote for the Best Album. Also, this year’s inductee into the Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall of Fame will be the legendary Sandy Denny.

BBC Radio 2’s annual search for the best young folk musicians is now underway. Previous winners of the Young Folk Award include Bella Hardy, Jackie Oates, Lucy Ward and The Mischa McPherson Trio. Get those entries in!

This year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards was one of the best there’s been. We were there on the night taking in the celebrations, one which was fun, emotional and entertaining. Proof that the folk scene is very much in good health.

Don’t miss the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards this Wednesday, we’ll be there meeting and enjoying performances from many of the artists we’ve featured over the past year including Loudon Wainwright III, Kate Rusby, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker and many more. Find out more about what’s in store for the evening here.

The Nominees for this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, BBC folk awards have been announced along with some of the performers for the night which will be held at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.